Hi everyone, I'm new here. Hope I can keep this brief!
I currently live in Hong Kong, planning to move to the UK in 2021. I am looking at North Surrey but open to other parts of Surrey, Berkshire and Kent.
My son was born in October 2014 (5 now) so he will be turning 7 by start of school year 2021. He is in 1st Grade now so I assume he will be in Year 3 by then (a little young for his year?)
I have my eye on City of London Freeman's School, Milbourne Lodge, Twickenham Prep, ACS Cobham (as my son is currently in an IB School). I also like the idea of Sevenoaks School (also because of IB) but they take 13+ so maybe Sevenoaks Prep.
I was told I should register ASAP as schools are competitive. However, registering for schools is not a cheap exercise, so ideally I would like to have visited the schools first and narrow down the options. I will be going to the UK to visit schools next year around May.
So my questions are:
- Should I take the advice of registering now, or should I wait until next year after the visits?
- Does anyone have comments or reviews on the above schools?
- What schools would you recommend in those areas? (perhaps my research has missed out on others)
Many thanks in advance!